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2011 PRESS RELEASE

JAPAN INFORMATION AND CULTURE CENTER (JICC)
EMBASSY OF JAPAN
2627 Roxas Boulevard, 1300 Pasay City, Philippines
Phone:  551-5710 Ext. 2314/2316 Fax: 551-5784
E-mail: press@ma.mofa.go.jp

Press Office - PR#77–2011, September 09, 2011

 

Japan-Philippines Maritime Dialogue

 

 

 

 

1. The 1st Japan-Philippines Maritime Dialogue will be held on September 9, 2011(Fri) in Tokyo .

 

2. In the Joint Statement in 2009, Japan and the Philippines agreed to hold the dialogue and make the necessary preparations. The Philippine delegation

will be headed by Mr. Henry Bensurto, Secretary General, Commission on Maritime and Ocean Affairs Secretariat. He will be joined by representatives from the DFA and Philippine Coast Guard (PCG).The Japanese delegation will be headed by Mr Hiroshi Oka, Deputy Director General of the South Asian Affairs Department of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, and will be joined by representatives from the Ministry of Defense, Japan 's Coast Guard, and the Cabinet Secretariat.

 

3. Both sides will discuss a wide range of maritime issues and bilateral cooperation.